'Youmei 518'is a new variety of large fruit type cowhorn pepper with stable and consistent traits,which was bred by crossbreeding the stable cowhorn pepper inbred line ND16-3 as the female parent and the large fruit type coarse cowhorn pepper TS8 introduced from Japan as the male parent. This variety of peppercorns has robust growth,with a height of 65 cm and a width of 60 cm.The first flower has an average of 12-13 nodes.The fruit is briht green and it is an early-maturing and large fruiting type of peppercorns,with a vertical diameter of 26 cm and a horizontal diameter of 6.45 cm. The flesh is 0.38 cm thick and each fruit contains 3 locules.The plants have strong fruit setting ability,with an average single fruit weight of 125 g and an average yield of 3125.45 kg per 667 m2,which is an average increase of 10.75% compared to the control.The vitamin C content in the fruit is 806.0 mg·kg-1,and the capsaicin content is 8.5 mg·kg-1 .'Youmei 518'is resistant to anthrax and epidemics,and moderately resistant to longevity diseases.It is suitable for planting in early spring in various provinces such as Henan,Jiangsu,Shanxi,Shaanxi,Shandong,Anhui,Liaoning,Hubei,Hebei,and Xinjiang.In May 2019,it was registered as a non major crop by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,with the registration number is GDP pepper(2019410150).
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